Lady Picture Show

Infobox Single
Name = Lady Picture Show


Artist = Stone Temple Pilots
from Album = Tiny Music...
B-side = "Art School Girl"
"And So I Know"
Released = 1997
Format = CD single
Recorded = 1996
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:06
Label = Atlantic
Producer = Brendan O'Brien
Writer = Music: Robert DeLeo
Lyrics: Scott Weiland
Last single = "Big Bang Baby"
(1996)
This single = "Lady Picture Show"
(1996)
Next single = "Trippin' On a Hole in a Paper Heart"
(1996)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Tiny Music...
Type = studio
prev_track = "Big Bang Baby"
prev_no = Track 4
this_track = "Lady Picture Show"
track_no = Track 5
next_track = "And So I Know"
next_no = Track 6

"Lady Picture Show" is a song written and composed by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots. It was the second single to be released on their third album, "Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Giftshop". This song continued the album's three peat—that is, the first three singles all debuted at #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It was also used in the unaired pilot episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" during the scene where Buffy is at The Bronze.

Composition

The song is known for its striking resemblance to the pioneers of psychedelic rock, especially the Beatles. It clearly bears resemblance to the style of music which was popular in the '60s. The song consists of a memorable opening riff, heavy use of the bass, and the use of a concert bass drum during the main chorus. The album (and this song especially) demonstrated a milestone in STP's sound, for a large amount of jazz fusion and trip rock could be heard throughout the album. Scott Weiland's trademark low growl was replaced with a higher croon, and critics especially noted his vocal similarity to Paul McCartney of the Beatles. [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=2680]

Music video

The music video was directed by Josh Taft. [http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=26794] The video is presented as an old film peep show; rendered nearly completely in black-and-white. Throughout the video, the band can be seen playing in a white room, with objects such as bubbles and shiny diamonds. Various shots of exotic dancers are seen dancing around the screen as well, along with shots of the band members playing. During Dean DeLeo's notable solo, the screen turns into the fuzzy color structure which was a trademark of the sixties. The segment shows Dean playing in a colorful meadow, and then the video then fades back into black and white for the rest of the video.

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External link

*youtube|pqzcHFIJJ4w|"Lady Picture Show" music video